I was first up in the operating room schedule, so after an early rise, I made it home just a few hours later, giving me the comfort of my own bed for a long nap! Michele was in the city for her own doctor's appointment, so she and her boyfriend came to visit me in the afternoon and to take care of me for a few hours! They brought me delicious Crumbs and we dished on fantastic Mexican take-out for lunch; I felt so loved!
Even with only five little stitches, I was given strict instructions not to get my foot wet. But, that was all a wash this morning when I got in the shower. Even with a plastic bag tied around my foot, I managed to get the dressing not just wet, but completely soaked! Luckily, I had some gauze and tape here at home, so I quickly slathered Neosporin all over the incision and re-dressed the wound myself. Now to rethink my shower routine for tomorrow?!
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I was lucky in that they took out the metal in my feet (four pieces in each) out before I was out of casts so I didn't have to go through the bathing thing twice. If you have a shower curtain and can balance resonably well on one foot, you could try keeping the one that cant get wet outside the bath, under the curtain.
Hey Jess,
It was great seeing you Tuesday. I'm so glad that we could stop by. Next up: Surgery #2 for us! Just so you know, I bought a great shower sock that I used all during my recovery and not one drop leaked through. If you want the name I can look it up when I go back to my mom's (I've started taking things back there in prep for the next recovery).
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